| Format | |
| Dateigröße | 2 MB |
| Schutz | Adobe |
| Verlag | Books on Demand |
| Auflage | 2009 |
| Umfang | 89 Seiten |
| Artikeltyp | eBook |
| ISBN-10 | 3839192293 |
| EAN | 9783839192290 |
| Bestell-Nr | 83919229P |
Living and working in Germany has been pleasurable and rewarding. We've met a great many interesting and friendly people. We've learnt a lot from them. And this is our "British" way of repaying this friendship and hospitality. "German Secrets" is not intended as an academic dissection of Germany and the Germans, there are enough of those. On the contrary, this book is meant to be an affectionate and fun kaleidoscope of some of our impressions, and also an opportunity for Germans to talk about Germans. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1: Various impressions, presented alphabetically and in no order of importance. Dip in anywhere ! Part 2: A summary of "The Real Truth about The Germans", an online survey carried out on One-Word-A-Day ( www.owad.de ), a free English vocabulary learning service. The survey addresses the question: "Do the Germans see themselves as others see them?" and provides some interesting answers. An old and rather tired joke starts with the question "Where would we be without a sense of humour?" the answer is "Somewhere in Germany !" We have a problem with this stereotype - we've had more fun in Germany than in many other countries. This book is the result of our 30 year joint venture with thousands of Germans - friends, colleagues, and business partners.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1;List of Contents;6 2;Introduction;9 3;Achtung!;11 4;Angst;12 5;Beate Uhse;12 6;Beer;14 7;Bosses;15 8;BreakfastRolls;16 9;Bureaucracy;17 10;Cars;17 11;Cheers!;19 12;Christmas Markets;20 13;Clubs;21 14;Der - Die - Das;22 15;Dinner for One;24 16;Directness;25 17;Dogs;25 18;Doktor;26 19;Du and Sie;27 20;Facial Hair;28 21;Family;29 22;Food;30 23;Football;32 24;Funny English;33 25;Geography;35 26;Goethe;37 27;Handshaking;37 28;Health;38 29;History;39 30;Humour;41 31;Hunting;42 32;Instant German;44 33;Inventions;49 34;Italy;50 35;Mittelstand;51 36;Mobile Phones;51 37;Money;52 38;Music;53 39;Names;53 40;Nudity;54 41;Oktoberfest;54 42;Ostalgie;56 43;Perfection;56 44;Punctuality;57 45;Religion;57 46;Rubbish;58 47;Rules;59 48;Sauerkraut;59 49;Schiller;60 50;Skiing;61 51;SmallTalk;61 52;Stammtisch;62 53;Television;62 54;Tipping;63 55;Toilet Attendants;64 56;Toilets;65 57;Tourism;65 58;Trains;66 59;Wagner;67 60;Wine;69 61;Work and Pleasure;69 62;World War II;70 63;Xmas;71 64;Zeitgeist;72 65;Birkenstocks, Beer and Bratwurst;76 66;Time is of the essence;76 67;Teutonic perfection and efficiency;77 68;All work and no play;78 69;Brutally honest;78 70;Germany's past;79 71;The arrogant German;79 72;Humourless in Berlin;79 73;Prussian bureaucracy;80 74;Sprechen Sie Englisch?;80 75;Business,Romance,andNationality;81 76;Business Advice;81 77;Pragmatic love;82 78;Vive la France!;83 79;Rule Britannia!;84 80;La Dolce Vita!;84 81;Statistics;85 82;The Authors;87 83;Acknowledgements;88
Be warned! This is not a travel guide. Nor is it a cross-cultural manual for business people. And it is certainly not a deep, psychological treatise on the German psyche.But have you ever wondered why the Bavarians drink beer at breakfast, or why the car is the ultimate German status symbol?Why do Germans smile when asked "Same procedure?" and how can you learn to speak fluent German, instantly?This book gives the answers, and reveals a multitude of other secrets for all those wanting to better understand what makes Germans tick.